TV series
The Trials of O'Brien
1965–1966 · 1 season
A scrappy, talky courtroom comedy-drama carried by a rumpled, witty lawyer and his sharp secretary.
- Created by
- Gene Wang
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Starring
- Peter Falk, Elaine Stritch, Joanna Barnes
- Overview
- The Trials of O'Brien is a 1965 television series starring Peter Falk as a sordid Shakespeare-quoting lawyer and featuring Elaine Stritch as his secretary and Joanna Barnes as his ex-wife. The series ran for only 22 episodes. Among its guest stars: Milton Berle, Robert Blake, David Carradine, Faye Dunaway, Britt Ekland, Tammy Grimes, Buddy Hackett, Gene Hackman, Frank Langella, Angela Lansbury, Cloris Leachman, Roger Moore, Rita Moreno, Estelle Parsons, Joanna Pettet, Brock Peters, Tony Roberts and Martin Sheen. Falk often said that he actually liked this financially unsuccessful series much better than his later smash-hit Columbo.
- How it feels
- Warm, satirical, melancholic and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Justice, class, morality, work
- Content
- Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Gene Wang
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Starring
- Peter Falk, Elaine Stritch, Joanna Barnes
